This Week in DHS Band and Guard

• Monday, July 21st
• Summer band for all, 9am-4pm, DHS Band Hall (lunch noon-1pm)
• Water jugs issued 8:30-9am
• Tuesday, July 22nd
• Summer band for all, 9am-4pm, DHS Band Hall (lunch noon-1pm)
• Wednesday, July 23rd
• Summer band for all, 9am-4pm, DHS Band Hall (lunch noon-1pm)

• Thursday, July 24th
• No camp
• Senior Parent Meeting, 6-7pm, DHS Library
• Friday, July 25th
• No camp
• Drumline performance for New Teacher Orientation- 7:15am call time, 8:45am parent pickup

• Football- attend band after camp this week
• Tennis- attend band around try-outs
• Water Polo- attend band after morning practice
• Cross Country- attend band after morning practice
• Senior pictures- attend band before / after your pictures (please try to schedule your pictures for the dates / times we do not have band practice)

Please email me at William.Lehmann@comalisd.org with any rehearsal conflicts including the ones listed above so we know where everyone is during band rehearsal times.

The summer band schedule is now finalized on the google calendar. Please look at the Google calendar for specific times and dates. In August, some days will be morning rehearsal only due to teacher trainings in the afternoon. Please mark your calendars and start planning rides for your student on those days.

Here is a link to the DHS Band Calendar in list format. Green cells are confirmed dates / times / locations. Yellow cells are estimated but unconfirmed.

Here is a link to sync the DHS Band Google Calendar to your personal calendar. Here is a link to the calendar on the band website and instructions for syncing the calendar to your device.

Wind and Percussion students, please bring the following

• Instrument
• Sticks, mallets, reeds, accessories
• Music
• Pencil
• Athletic apparel (plain white t-shirt, athletics shorts and shoes )
• Water jug filled
• Ear plugs for percussion
• Yoga Mat
• Sun Screen
• Hat / Sunglasses
• Lunch and snacks
  

Color Guard students, please bring the following

• Water
• Sunscreen
• Sunglasses
• Hat/visor
• Wear black athletic clothing appropriate for dancing/moving with gym shoes and hair up
• Equipment

Full Summer Band Schedule

Week of July 21

• July 21 All students 9am-4pm
• July 22 All students 9am-4pm
• July 23 All students 9am-4pm
• July 24 No rehearsal- TBA Convention This is a change from previous schedules you may have seen. Color Guard rehearsal on the 24 and 25 has been cancelled.
• July 25 No rehearsal- TBA Convention This is a change from previous schedules you may have seen.Color Guard rehearsal on the 24 and 25 has been cancelled.

Week of July 28 (winds audition for spots this week, region masterclasses this week)

• July 28 All students 8am-4pm (WiddyUp fundraiser kickoff)
• July 29 All students 8am-4pm

• July 30 All students 8am-4pm
• July 31 All students 8am-4pm
• August 1 All students 8am-4pm (first day learning drill!)

Week of August 4

• August 4 All students 8am-4pm (band pictures in the afternoon)
• August 5 All students 8am-4pm
• August 6 Winds / Percussion 8am-12pm, Guard 8am-2pm due to teacher trainings
• August 7 All students 8am-4pm
• August 8 No rehearsal due to teacher trainings

Week of August 11

• August 11 Winds / Percussion 8am-12pm, Guard 8am-2pm due to teacher trainings
• August 12 Winds / Percussion 8am-12pm, Guard 8am-2pm due to teacher trainings
• August 13 All students 8am-4pm
• August 14 All students 8am-4pm, SLT stay after to rehearse for Opening of Schools Ceremony
• August 15 No rehearsal- SLT perform at Opening of Schools Ceremony
• August 16 Band Picnic!

The TMF webstore will be open again from July 28th to August 1st. Only letter jackets and the jackets on the TMF webstore are allowed to be worn on top of our uniforms in the stands at football games once it gets cold. These orders will arrive before our first football game on August 29th.

Seniors, this week you received an email containing a survey and a link to sign up for the senior committee. All parents are invited to join us in the DHS Library for the first Senior Parent Committee meeting.

DHS is hosting a district wide event, Comal U, from July 28-July 31. This coincides with our band camp. Please see information below about some considerations for that week.

• Student parking will be on the home side of the stadium. Please arrive early to park and carpool / drop off if needed. Parking in front of the band hall will not be available.
• Traffic will be very heavy at 8am, which is when our band camp starts. Please plan to arrive early and safely make your way to the practice field. Look both ways before crossing the street! 🙂
• Color Guard will practice at Danville Middle school in the mornings during Comal U. DHS will provide a bus from DHS to DMS at 9:00am for these students (camp starts at 8, so color guard will practice at DHS for one hour). If color guard students arrive later than 9:00am, they will need to be dropped off at DMS. Color Guard will be bussed back to DHS for lunch and the afternoon block. Instead of 11:30am-12:30pm, Color Guard will have lunch from approximately 12pm-1pm on these days. We will make sure that color guard students are given a full hour for lunch.

It is highly recommended that all students have Ultimate Drill Book (UDB) on their smart phone if they have one. We will use this application to learn our show. Front ensemble students will not need Ultimate Drill Book as they do not perform any drill moves.

Our drill writer has been hard at work this summer. We already have drill for 3/4 of our show, and students will be able to look at drill on the app when it is uploaded this week. We will have try outs for spots in the show for brass and woodwind players the week of July 28th, and we will begin learning the show on August 1st.

Here are directions for signing up for our account (students only).

1. Download UDBapp Pro from the app store.
2. Tap "Sign-up" at the bottom of the screen
3. Enter Ensemble Code - dhsb25g629
4. Enter Ensemble Password - dhsb25g983re
5. Create a new personal account to use with UDBapp

• July 25 - New Teacher Orientation, 7:15 am call time, performance 8-8:30 am

Our battery (snares, basses, tenors, cymbals) and Student Leadership Team (minus color guard, only drum majors, captains, and section leaders) have been asked to perform at the Comal ISD Opening of Schools on August 15th. Transportation will be provided from Davenport HS. More information to follow. These leaders will also need to stay after camp for one hour on August 14 for a brief rehearsal of the ceremony.

Parents who are on load crew, here is the link to join the Slack app for communication with Load Crew volunteers. Thank you for volunteering!

All volunteers must be approved by the district as a volunteer before volunteering. This form must be completed every school year. The online form is available on July 1 for each upcoming school year. Any submissions prior to July 1 will be archived and a new submission is required. In addition, the Volunteer Background Check Form must be submitted online. Paper copies are not accepted or processed. Contact the campus to check your volunteer status.

Here is the link to the online volunteer application. THANK YOU for any volunteering you might do during the school year!

Comal ISD and UIL have a set of guidelines for summer activities to help ensure students are protected from the summer heat. At DHS, we surpass these requirements and do our best to make students comfortable. Here are some things you can do to help make the first day of band camp outside be less of a shock:

• Drink WATER every day! Start hydrating now!
• Start fixing your sleep schedule if you have been staying up late and sleeping in late!
• Get in the habit of eating breakfast each day. Most students who feel bad in the heat are either dehydrated or haven't eaten breakfast.
• Go outside each day to get used to the heat! Additionally, doing some exercise or activity
• Start preparing clothes for band camp. White t-shirts for band students help keep you cool during a hot practice.
• Have a hat and sunglasses!
• Wear sunscreen when outside.

Registration for our 2026 Spring Trip to Dallas will open for Upperclassmen and SLT on July 28th, and will open for underclassmen on August 4th. Registration will close on August 11th. There are limited spots on the trip, so please start making plans to register for the trip and pay the deposit before sign up is closed. Chaperones who wish to go on the trip will need to receive approval from Mr. Lehmann before signing up. Here is a link to a sample itinerary for the trip. The cost for the trip will be $504, assuming the student stays in a room of 4. Chaperones who stay in a double room will pay $557 each.

Many of you have been very eager to learn who our new color guard director is, and we are excited for the big reveal! Keep an eye out for an announcement coming soon!

Here is the form that is required to be used for the pre-participation physical for marching band. A physical is required every year and must be completed after May 1, 2025 to be used for the 2025-2026 school year. Physicals are due by July 28th, 2025. Physicals can be emailed to Ms. Dority.

Here is the 2025 Region Jazz Music. Auditions will be September 20th.

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1J9wFxNvXduy0hYx-y3XSbptz6_lgTnLn?usp=sharing

2025 DHS Marching Band Summer Dates (required)

• May 27-29, May Camp, 9 am - 4 pm, DHS

• May 31, Band Registration, 9 am - 4 pm, DHS

• July 15-16, Student Leadership Team Camp, 9 am - 4 pm, DHS

• July 17-18, Drum Major Camp, 9 am - 4 pm, DHS

• July 21-23, Band Camp - Winds, Percussion, and Guard, times TBA, DHS
  

• July 28th, Summer Band begins for all (Winds, Percussion, and Guard), 8 am - 3:30 pm, DHS

2025 Marching Band Contest Dates (required)

Please mark your calendars for the following dates. Please plan for the contest to take the whole day.

• Dripping Springs Drumline Contest (percussionists only): Saturday, September 13th, 2025
• US Bands Davenport: Saturday, October 4th, 2025
• Comal Classic: Saturday, October 11th, 2025
• UIL Region 12 Marching Contest: Saturday, October 18th, 2025
• UIL Area E Marching Contest: Saturday, October 25th, 2025
• UIL State Marching Band Contest (4A): Wednesday, November 5th, 2025

Parents and students, please take a moment to join the appropriate groups by texting the code including the @ to 81010. You do not need to re-join if you were in the correct group this year.

Directors to Students/Parents

• Woodwinds - @99edfh to 81010
• Brass - @dhswolfb to 81010
• Percussion - @kdb2aa to 81010
• Color Guard - @dhswolfba to 81010

Fee payments can be made at any time to Mr Lehmann or online.

• You may pay your booster fees online at this link.
• The instrument usage fee can be paid at this link.

See link below to join the Texas Arts Education Campaign. The TAEC team's mission is to inform state lawmakers about the unique importance of fine arts as a part of a well-rounded education and preparation for a global workforce.

www.txartsed.org/join-us

• July 28th, Band Camp Begins - Winds, Percussion, and Guard, 8 am - 4 pm, DHS

• August 4th, Band Pictures 1-4pm

• August 11, Band Booster meeting, 6:30-7:30pm, DHS PAC

• August 16, Band Picnic, 6-9pm, Rockwall Ranch Pool

• August 18, Lupercal (Freshmen orientation, band performs), 4:30-7pm

• August 19, First Day of School

Michael Lehmann

Director of Bands

Davenport HS

william.lehmann@comalisd.org

Tyler McClendon

Associate Band Director

Davenport HS

tyler.mcclendon@comalisd.org

Marli Dority

Associate Band Director

Davenport HS

marli.dority@comalisd.org

New Color Guard Director

Davenport HS

davenport.colorguard1@gmail.com

Kelsey Lien

Director of Bands

Danville MS

kelsey.lien@comalisd.org

Nichele Gonzales

Assistant Director of Bands

Danville MS

nichele.gonzales@comalisd.org

Email: william.lehmann@comalisd.org

Website: http://www.davenportband.com/
Location: 23255 FM3009, San Antonio, TX, USA
Phone: (830) 837-7521
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/davenporthsband/
Twitter: @davenporthsband